Category: Famous Events
Impasse at Verdun — Inside Germany’s Abortive Campaign to ‘Bleed France White’
“Multiple miscalculations cost the Kaiser’s army a chance for a potentially decisive blow against France. The offensive instead drained Germany of irreplaceable troops and resources.” By Michael G. Stroud THE BATTLE OF VERDUN was the…
Defeating the Mongols — Inside the Key Battles of Ayn Jalut and Homs
“The battles broadcast one indisputable lesson of seismic importance: The Mongols could be stopped.” By Dr. Nicholas Morton IN EARLY 1260, a huge Mongol field army crossed the Euphrates River and laid siege to Aleppo…
The French Army at the Somme – Inside France’s Important (But Often-Overlooked) Role in the 1916 Offensive
“Unlike Haig’s divisions, which quickly bogged down, the French enjoyed a stunning success in the opening phase of the battle.” By Benoît Chenu THE 1916 BATTLE of the Somme has been exhaustively dissected, debated and…
Armistead and Hancock – Rethinking the Storied Friendship Between Two Opposing Gettysburg Generals
“Were the two men ‘almost brothers,’ as the novel and movie contend? Hardly.” By Tom McMillan ONE OF THE enduring legends of the Civil War is the friendship of Lewis Armistead and Winfield Scott Hancock,…
Mapping the Medal of Honor – Online Project to Plot Every Act of Heroism on Interactive Globe
“By presenting these remarkable stories in this fresh way, we hope to capture the imagination anew and inspire the public.” MORE THAN 3,500 American military personnel have been awarded the Medal of Honor since its…
The Stalingrad Airlift – Inside Germany’s Doomed Effort to Resupply the Sixth Army from the Air
“It was a massive effort involving hundreds of transport planes, bombers adapted to carry cargo and fighter escorts along with thousands of pilots and air crew.” By Robert Forsyth IN THE early years of the…
